News about Regulation
Moldovan customs officials uncovered an attempt to smuggle 168,800 euros in a minibus carrying packages from Ireland.
British Prime Minister Kir Starmer announced his resignation and his departure as leader of the Labour Party in a special address delivered before entering his residence.
The Ministry of Finance is proposing to exclude the State Tax Service from the scope of the State Control Act. The amendment has been included in the draft budget and tax policy for 2027.
Only five European Union member states meet the World Health Organization’s recommended level of fresh fruit and vegetable consumption—400 grams per capita per day.
Moldova will establish an Insurance Guarantee Fund designed to ensure compensation payments to victims of traffic accidents in the event of the insolvency, bankruptcy, or liquidation of insurance companies. The management of this fund will be entrusted to the Deposit Guarantee Fund within the banking system.
Effective July 1, 2026, the special tax regime that has been in effect for taxi drivers until now will be repealed. The standard wage tax regime in effect in Moldova will apply to them.
The government has approved a mechanism for determining the degree of completion of construction projects for tax purposes.
Members of the Labour Party have expressed dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer. This was prompted by the party’s failure in the local elections. The politician attributed this setback to his own mistake.
The group stage matches are underway at the World Cup, but so far there have been few real upsets or exciting soccer. Fortunately, there have been virtually no major scandals involving refereeing—the intensity of the matches hasn’t yet reached the point where every refereeing mistake is seen as a “death blow” to one team or another.
The Ministry of Health is developing a unified digital platform called “Electronic Medical Record.” The system will consolidate existing databases, facilitate the rapid exchange of information between agencies, and provide immediate access to up-to-date patient medical records.
Over the past four years, the staff of government agencies and ministries has nearly doubled. As part of the administrative reform, the authorities are curtailing local power with one hand while expanding central power with the other.
Tomorrow, June 22, the European Union–Republic of Moldova Summit will take place in Brussels.
Dumitru Vangeli, head of MoldATSA, the State Enterprise for Airspace Management and Air Traffic Services, will be relieved of his duties effective June 22.
Residents of the Coșnița commune in the Dubăsari district are voting today in a local referendum to decide the fate of the sand quarries that have sprung up right next to their homes. Residents will vote on whether they agree to ban mineral extraction within one and a half kilometers (or, more precisely, 1.2 km) of the boundaries of the villages of Coșnița and Pohrebea.
Iran has warned that it will halt energy supplies from the Middle East if the agreements reached with the United States are not fulfilled. This was stated by Mohammad Mohber, an adviser to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for one of the largest financial frauds in history, is making ambitious plans for life after his release. He told his cellmate that he would need $50 million to $100 million in seed capital to “make serious money,” and mentioned a cryptocurrency project that “everyone will flock to.” At the same time, he appealed to Donald Trump for a presidential pardon, and his parents hired lobbyists.
The U.S. may, in Washington’s interest, impose a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz if the deal with Iran falls through. U.S. President Donald Trump issued this warning on Saturday, June 20, on the social media platform Truth Social.
Starting January 1, 2027, the minimum rate for property tax and land tax may be 0.1%, and the maximum rate may be 1%. This amendment is included in the draft tax policy for 2027.
Natalie Plugaru, Minister of Labor and Social Protection, asserts that the proposed changes to the method for calculating annual paid leave will not result in a reduction in the number of days off or the amount of vacation pay.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he had returned the Order of the White Eagle—the country’s highest state award, which had been stripped from him by Polish leader Karol Navrotsky—to Poland.
